Emergency Wait Times in Portugal Surge Again: Shocking Stats Revealed!
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Emergency Wait Times in Portugal Surge Again: Shocking Stats Revealed!

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Summary:

  • Emergency wait times in Portugal have skyrocketed again, exceeding recommended limits.

  • Patients at Amadora-Sintra face up to eight-hour waits.

  • Only two emergency services are currently closed: pediatric in Barreiro and gynecology in Abrantes.

  • Patients advised to call 808242424 before visiting emergency services.

  • 18 emergency services are restricted to internal emergencies only.

Current Emergency Room Wait Times in Portugal

This morning, the wait times in hospital emergency rooms across Lisbon and the Tejo Valley have again exceeded the recommended limits. At 08:00, the situation was as follows:

  • At Amadora-Sintra, urgent patients faced a staggering eight-hour wait.
  • In Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, the wait has reached six hours.
  • Garcia de Orta in Almada reported urgent patients waiting over four hours.
  • Hospital Santa Maria in Lisbon had urgent patients waiting two hours, but on Sunday, some waited up to 17 hours.

As of this Monday morning, 18 urgent patients were waiting at Hospital Amadora-Sintra.

Emergency Room

Closures and Restrictions

Following the chaos over the weekend, two emergency services across the country are currently closed. According to the SNS online page, the pediatric emergency service in Barreiro and the gynecology and obstetrics emergency in Abrantes are not operational. Patients are advised to call 808242424 before heading to any emergency services.

Most of the affected services are in the Lisbon and Tejo Valley region, with additional closures reported from north to south of the country, primarily in pediatrics and gynecology.

In addition to these closures, 18 other emergency services will only cater to internal emergencies and cases referred by CODU/INEM and SNS 24.

At Amadora Sintra Hospital, the pediatric emergency service continues to face restrictions, accepting only patients referred by the health line 24 or by emergencies until 08:00. These restrictions will resume at 20:00 this Monday.

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